Dan Packel
Dan Packel is an editor on the Business of Law desk at ALM. He writes a weekly briefing for Law.com, "The Law Firm Disrupted," on change and innovation in the legal marketplace. He is based in Philadelphia. Contact him at [email protected]. On Twitter at @packeld
August 07, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer
Following Schnader Dissolution, Phila. Midsize Firms Fight to Stay Midsize"There are some other firms similar to Schnader that are probably worried they could be looking at the same fate," said Brian Levinson, managing partner of the legal recruiting firm Alevistar Legal.
By Max Mitchell | Dan Packel
8 minute read
August 07, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer
Dechert to Let Current Summers Defer Start Date to Fall 2025Up to 20 associates can chose to "explore, study, travel or experience another opportunity."
By Dan Packel
2 minute read
August 04, 2023 | Law.com
The Law Firm Disrupted: Bringing Struggling Lawyers Up to Speed. Now?Questions are swirling about how committed law firms really are about correcting performance issues given sputtering demand. But this legal talent startup is placing a bet there's an untapped market for its coaching services.
By Dan Packel
5 minute read
July 27, 2023 | Law.com
The Law Firm Disrupted: The Recession May Not Happen. Who's Ready?Are layoffs still necessary? Maybe this is the point for law firms that have been coping with flabby demand for months to conclude that they can absorb it just for a little while longer.
By Dan Packel
5 minute read
July 21, 2023 | Law.com
The Law Firm Disrupted: Helping Pave a New Path Out of Big LawThe timing is fortuitous for Ex Judicata, a new online platform aimed at helping lawyers transition into non-legal jobs.
By Dan Packel
5 minute read
July 06, 2023 | Law.com
The Law Firm Disrupted: Vulnerabilities at the Office, Vulnerabilities at HomeCyber breaches seem unavoidable, regardless of where lawyers are getting work done.
By Dan Packel
5 minute read
June 29, 2023 | Law.com
The Law Firm Disrupted: Getting AI Right Involves Being BoldThat doesn't mean leaping headfirst, but rather being deliberate with strategy.
By Dan Packel
4 minute read
June 15, 2023 | Law.com
The Law Firm Disrupted: 'It's Lonely at the Top'A new survey of law firm leaders finds that while expectations for the role are becoming more formalized, they're still not keeping pace with the growing complexity of the job.
By Dan Packel
5 minute read
June 14, 2023 | The American Lawyer
Clients Still Find Law Firms' Innovation Efforts LackingWhile 65% of respondents to a new Thompson Hine survey say they have seen either "a lot" or "some" innovation from their law firms, that figure is up only 5% in the last three years.
By Dan Packel
4 minute read
June 08, 2023 | Law.com
The Law Firm Disrupted: Interest Rates are Hurting Law Firm ValuationsHunton Andrews Kurth CFO Madhav Srinivasan calculated his annual figures for Am Law 100 valuations, finding that these firms as a whole dropped in value for the second straight year.
By Dan Packel
4 minute read
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